{"id":2484,"date":"2012-09-26T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2015-01-08T13:44:28","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T18:44:28","slug":"duncan-park-at-54th-and-duncan-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/09\/26\/duncan-park-at-54th-and-duncan-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Duncan Park at 54th and Duncan streets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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April 15, 1951:<\/strong>\u00a0 A few weeks ago, we discovered this picture of a Lawrenceville park dedication in our files, and when we carefully peeled away a clipping glued to the back of the print we found the image was credited to \u201cHare.\u201d We were thrilled. Clyde Hare was a legendary photographer who documented Pittsburgh for more than half a century.<\/p>\n

Hare came to Pittsburgh to work with Roy Stryker, considered the father of photojournalism, and covered the city\u2019s Rennaissance from 1950 to 1953 for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. His work was published in premier national magazines like National Geographic and Life.<\/p>\n

This picture of Duncan Park at 54th and Duncan streets is emblematic of Hare\u2019s style. It documents an event while at the same time showing enough of the neighborhood and topography to give readers what photographers call \u201ca sense of place.\u201d\u00a0Known for his infectious chuckle and selflessness, Hare was a true Pittsburgh character. He died at age 82 in 2009.<\/a><\/p>\n

Want to see how this section of Lawrenceville has changed in the past 60 years? Check out Rebecca Droke\u2019s “Pittsburgh Then and Now” feature.<\/a><\/p>\n

(Photo by Clyde Hare)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Want to see how this section of Lawrenceville has changed in the past 60 years?<\/p>\n

Look at the picturesDuncan Park at 54th and Duncan streets<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[945],"tags":[961,1254,990,1257,1036,1031],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_mawvtkRC8O1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C1028&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2233,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/12\/04\/fog-on-pittsburgh\/","url_meta":{"origin":2484,"position":0},"title":"Fog on Pittsburgh","date":"December 4, 2012","format":"gallery","excerpt":"A striking image by photographer Clyde Hare.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/tumblr_meex1r2bJQ1rr5swxo1_400.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2213,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/12\/12\/parkway-and-blast-furnaces\/","url_meta":{"origin":2484,"position":1},"title":"Parkway East and blast furnaces","date":"December 12, 2012","format":"gallery","excerpt":"An industrial scene from 1957: the massive bulk of the blast furnaces, the smoggy sky and cars motoring along the Parkway East.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/tumblr_mekqnvu9NY1rr5swxo1_r1_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C931&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1477,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/08\/21\/lawrenceville-and-its-roots\/","url_meta":{"origin":2484,"position":2},"title":"Lawrenceville and its roots","date":"August 21, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Lawrenceville could have been called \"Fosterville.\"","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_mrulwcz5bs1rr5swxo2_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2455,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/10\/03\/nov-1-1968-ringling-bros-clown-frankie\/","url_meta":{"origin":2484,"position":3},"title":"Ringling Bros. 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